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-- universities in the country. we have this year long moment in 2015 and 2016 where students were uprising saying, what was happening for them -- their experiences were not what they expected as a diverse student body. they were frustrated by a lack of diversity. they are right, to some degree, a number of nonwhite phd have flatlined. and african-american phd's have flatlined. a very small percentage. that means the number of nonwhite professors that can be higher -- hired is a small percentage. they are concerned that, as a diverse student body, they are not being educated by diverse faculty that can help them understand the diverse world they are part of. the other thing i think they are concerned about is, it is not just nonwhite faculty members, it is all faculty members who have to figure out how do we best educate the students for the world that we live in, and for the world they will step into as adults? i think there is some frustration there. some frustration with old legacy. probably the most public thing
-- universities in the country. we have this year long moment in 2015 and 2016 where students were uprising saying, what was happening for them -- their experiences were not what they expected as a diverse student body. they were frustrated by a lack of diversity. they are right, to some degree, a number of nonwhite phd have flatlined. and african-american phd's have flatlined. a very small percentage. that means the number of nonwhite professors that can be higher -- hired is a small...
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we're in the universe, we are part of the universe, and the universe is in us. and that is one of the most profound revelations of modern astrophysics that there ever is. of science. of science. and i'd like to... if you put together all the revelations of science, that we are biologically connected not only to each other but to all the life forms on the earth, that our molecules are the same molecules that we find in other plants, that this connectivity transforms, i think... i'd like to believe will transform how you view yourself. are you above and apart from everything, or are you a part of everything? because if you think you're above and apart from it, then what's to prevent you from just taking out the forests, and dominating all the creatures of the planet? >> hinojosa: and a lot of people do that, don't they? >> they do that because their ego sits high. but when you study the universe, the ego needs to take a different place. >> hinojosa: there's something else that happens, though. >> because we're not as... we're never as big as we ever thought we wer
we're in the universe, we are part of the universe, and the universe is in us. and that is one of the most profound revelations of modern astrophysics that there ever is. of science. of science. and i'd like to... if you put together all the revelations of science, that we are biologically connected not only to each other but to all the life forms on the earth, that our molecules are the same molecules that we find in other plants, that this connectivity transforms, i think... i'd like to...
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is of loyola university, maryland. studded with leon when she was in graduate school at the university of chicago, was the co-author of the 2011 book that amy organized and amy and leon and diane co-authored. what's it was probably we hail" and it is accompanied by i excellent website that recommend for any american holiday or just for understanding america in general. wonderful readings and it is wonderful to look at. after diana, we will hear from jim caesar. but certainly -- well yes, a student of leon -- not a direct student of leon but leon. and influenced by jim caesar, gary byrd professor of politics university of virginia, distinguished in enough american politics and the american regime and then go mclean, the history -- bill mclean, the history professor and a chair at the university of oklahoma. a distinguished, sounding chair. and bill mclean obviously has written great books on american history and society in american modern history. at theed looking introduction, think both diana and jim spent a year her
is of loyola university, maryland. studded with leon when she was in graduate school at the university of chicago, was the co-author of the 2011 book that amy organized and amy and leon and diane co-authored. what's it was probably we hail" and it is accompanied by i excellent website that recommend for any american holiday or just for understanding america in general. wonderful readings and it is wonderful to look at. after diana, we will hear from jim caesar. but certainly -- well yes, a...
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program at arizona state university. i think those are important within the university. i will give it over to the panelists to see if they have reflections on what may be done outside the university, what kind of disruptive work can be done. clarify, i wasn't questiong -- i met the in the form of inventing a new kind of institution. i was not suggesting it be instead of. institutions of higher learning representing liberal education. agree. one thing that i hope supporters of higher education, including financial supporters of higher education, one thing i hope they it isake to heart is important not to write off the universities. when you see the kinds of things that happened at a berkeley, were other places that spoken of, people can become disgusted and give up on the project. while i am all for think tanks, we cannot give up on our students. our students are in the university and what supporters of american higher education need to do is to support initiatives that will live up to the highest ideals of liberal learning in the universities, time at the same supportin
program at arizona state university. i think those are important within the university. i will give it over to the panelists to see if they have reflections on what may be done outside the university, what kind of disruptive work can be done. clarify, i wasn't questiong -- i met the in the form of inventing a new kind of institution. i was not suggesting it be instead of. institutions of higher learning representing liberal education. agree. one thing that i hope supporters of higher education,...
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the university has now reopened. although some students told us they are trying to transfer, worried by its new reputation. the reopening of the university was a chance to meet and finally talk to the university administration. isn't it a failure of the university that its students held, or some of its students held such extreme views that they thought it was acceptable to lynch and kill someone? it is a failure of the university but it is a failure of the pakistani education system. it is a failure of the pakistani social and political system and pakistani society as a whole. wajahat‘s father lives in the shadow of the jail that now houses his son. he is worried about the future of his son and of the country. now we are becoming atheist, the people are free to make people atheist and what does that make pakistan? do you think atheism is spreading in pakistan? i think it is because people like you and the media who are giving more and more attention to such atheistic views, of course it will grab the whole country
the university has now reopened. although some students told us they are trying to transfer, worried by its new reputation. the reopening of the university was a chance to meet and finally talk to the university administration. isn't it a failure of the university that its students held, or some of its students held such extreme views that they thought it was acceptable to lynch and kill someone? it is a failure of the university but it is a failure of the pakistani education system. it is a...
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university. mr. george: and the final panel for the day addresses issues having to do with liberal arts education and the search for truth. we have a very distinguished group of panelists to address the question. i want to begin, though, with a bit of personal testimony of my wn and really an expression of gratitude. e will be discussing pathologies, undeniable pathologies that exist in american higher education these days. ompromising of -- compromising of academic education. the lack of viewpoint diversity. the phenomenon of trying to win debates by labeling other people haters. t -- bigots or those pathologies are undeniable. they exist. they are very widespread. many people in the academy across the political spectrum not only recognize them but recognize that they present an urgent problem and truly a stanford ovost of university recently in a public letter called that threat the threat from within the you university -- within the university. saying no threat to higher education come interes
university. mr. george: and the final panel for the day addresses issues having to do with liberal arts education and the search for truth. we have a very distinguished group of panelists to address the question. i want to begin, though, with a bit of personal testimony of my wn and really an expression of gratitude. e will be discussing pathologies, undeniable pathologies that exist in american higher education these days. ompromising of -- compromising of academic education. the lack of...
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abdul wali khan university university is one of the newest with the student population over 12,000. it is over an hour were's away from mashal khan's village. the campus has been closed since his murder. that is the department ofjournalism where he used to study and over there is the hostile that he lived in. and it is where he died. mashal stood out here for his intelligence and his liberal views. he had plenty of close friends. that is mashal? that is mashal and this is me. abdullah will also be accused of blasphemy and for him, and other journalism student. we were just gossiping. what was your first impression of him? he is a kind of genius guide. it was it about him that made you think that? his thoughts. the way he spoke in the class and he used to read karl marx, he was a big fan of karl marx. mashal would debate with more conservative students. he described himself as a muslim but also a liberal. over time, himself as a muslim but also a liberal. overtime, debate turned himself as a muslim but also a liberal. over time, debate turned to threats. he used to discuss with relig
abdul wali khan university university is one of the newest with the student population over 12,000. it is over an hour were's away from mashal khan's village. the campus has been closed since his murder. that is the department ofjournalism where he used to study and over there is the hostile that he lived in. and it is where he died. mashal stood out here for his intelligence and his liberal views. he had plenty of close friends. that is mashal? that is mashal and this is me. abdullah will also...
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to go to university. labour's policy of abolishing tuition fees would jeopardise the financial sustainability of our university system, forced the weaned deduction of student number controls and through social mobility that is been moving so strongly in the right direction sadly into reverse. what you're saying seems to be that the current is going to continue and yet we we re current is going to continue and yet we were told by damian green there will be some great national debate in the conservative party because of the progress thatjeremy corbyn seemed to be making to attract students. we always want to expose the shortcomings of labour's policies and damien's fat broking piece was to get a chance to reflect on how wrong we would be as a country to jeopardise the system and so the social mobility progress the system has enabled to reverse and he is right to do so. that is the government's responds on these latest figures from the iss about the level of debt some students are an with. let's go live to w
to go to university. labour's policy of abolishing tuition fees would jeopardise the financial sustainability of our university system, forced the weaned deduction of student number controls and through social mobility that is been moving so strongly in the right direction sadly into reverse. what you're saying seems to be that the current is going to continue and yet we we re current is going to continue and yet we were told by damian green there will be some great national debate in the...
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which is love of the university -- universal principle of justice, all men are created equal. openca would therefore be to admitting citizenship. any kind of person without guard to previous ethnicity, race, nationality, religion, and the like. nationalism by contrast, limits membership in a country to something like originally belonging to a group and these and only these are allowed to be citizens. this is said to be bad. of course, this is true american places, america and places like france are openly to all. other places like japan are not. you have to be japanese to be japanese. pretty much in fact. but the idea of good and bad attached to this difference is strange. i would say that there are different nationalisms and nationalism has had many instances of xenophobia true. but nationalism was also the source of democracy, opposition to communism. who can forget lithuania or polish nationalism part of resistance to supposedly open or purpose driven soviet union. for america, our open principles to all as citizens by no means meant historically that citizenship cannot or
which is love of the university -- universal principle of justice, all men are created equal. openca would therefore be to admitting citizenship. any kind of person without guard to previous ethnicity, race, nationality, religion, and the like. nationalism by contrast, limits membership in a country to something like originally belonging to a group and these and only these are allowed to be citizens. this is said to be bad. of course, this is true american places, america and places like france...
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those who don't go to university, we need is to offer them afar university, we need is to offer them a far better deal. we need to do better as a country in providing apprenticeships, on—the—job training and opportunities for those who don't does university. there needs to bea don't does university. there needs to be a new deal but it can't be on the basis of existing tuition fees, which are already my thousand to £50. how do you see tuition fees changing in terms of the level they are set at? given all these pressures that we have been talking about top i think there's a good chance tuition fees will be abolished out right. the system has become is a controversial and difficult to sustain, with very high levels of debt and write—offs and huge political controversy, but i'm not sure they will survive. i think there is a very good chance they will go entirely because the controversy is so great. as nobody will believe, if they go back down to three to £4000, that they will stay there. there will be huge suspicion that this willjust be a staging post to them going up again. par
those who don't go to university, we need is to offer them afar university, we need is to offer them a far better deal. we need to do better as a country in providing apprenticeships, on—the—job training and opportunities for those who don't does university. there needs to bea don't does university. there needs to be a new deal but it can't be on the basis of existing tuition fees, which are already my thousand to £50. how do you see tuition fees changing in terms of the level they are set...
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you continue to save precious lives at georgetown university hospital. you never know who will be affected and knock on your door. most importantly, continue living your lives and fulfilling your dreams. i would like to say hi to my daughter. [applause] you, jessica. jessica.nk you, it was a beautiful reflection, and for the vision and determination that you have brought to helping all of us better know your family and the person whom it whose name now marks this building, isaac hawkins. today, in gathering to dedicate two buildings in the heart of our campus for isaac hawkins and anne marie becraft, we honor to individuals. their lives, their stories, their families. we recall the injustices they faced in our role in them and we bear witness to a history that have forgotten. we do this in the context of the university community, a place animated by a shared commitment to push against and push through blocks to understanding, blocks to knowing, blocks to freedom, blocks to human flourishing. we have a responsibility in the pursuit of inquiry and the form
you continue to save precious lives at georgetown university hospital. you never know who will be affected and knock on your door. most importantly, continue living your lives and fulfilling your dreams. i would like to say hi to my daughter. [applause] you, jessica. jessica.nk you, it was a beautiful reflection, and for the vision and determination that you have brought to helping all of us better know your family and the person whom it whose name now marks this building, isaac hawkins. today,...
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. ♪ >> from queens college, city university of new york. >> university of virginia. >> university of texas at austin. >> guatemala. >> unc charlotte. >> vanderbilt university. >> university of queensland, brisbane, australia. >> university of maryland. >> are you republican? >> no. >> are you democrats? no. john: what are you? [shouting] [applause] >> and now, john stossel. [applause] john: i'm in washington, d.c. this is the place that could use a lesson in liberty. we'll try to give them one because, i'm surrounded by students here, more than a thousand of them who traveled to join a conference called, students for liberty. because here in washington life is dominated by democrats, who want to take away our economic liberty, republicans who often want to take away our pennal liberty. there are a couple exceptions to that. one is congressman justin amash from mesh ban. [cheers and applause] -- michigan. he is unusual because he has an economics degree. he worries a lot about america's coming bankruptcy. we are probably going bankrupt. how many of you students think, when you're my a
. ♪ >> from queens college, city university of new york. >> university of virginia. >> university of texas at austin. >> guatemala. >> unc charlotte. >> vanderbilt university. >> university of queensland, brisbane, australia. >> university of maryland. >> are you republican? >> no. >> are you democrats? no. john: what are you? [shouting] [applause] >> and now, john stossel. [applause] john: i'm in washington, d.c. this is...
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universal. why wouldn't this work in america? >> i'm not saying mathematically wouldn't work but culturally, many americans feel very tied to is this idea of choice. they don't like the idea of universal everyone gets one thing. americans like to have the right to say yes or no to anything. it's really engrained. don't tread on me to say all things for everyone is the same, it's kind of one of the reasons you saw people over the last years say things like they felt like obama was leading towards having socialist tendencies. it's this idea. >> you got bernie sanders and elizabeth warren talking about a single payer system that has republicans saying see, if we don't pass a bill in the bill now, we go to the issue. health care itself while unusual expensive in america, health care is not broken. coverage, access to health care is broken. >> if you said to someone, don't you think everyone should be cared for, that person might say back to you yes but i want my freedom more than that. >> yeah, it's
universal. why wouldn't this work in america? >> i'm not saying mathematically wouldn't work but culturally, many americans feel very tied to is this idea of choice. they don't like the idea of universal everyone gets one thing. americans like to have the right to say yes or no to anything. it's really engrained. don't tread on me to say all things for everyone is the same, it's kind of one of the reasons you saw people over the last years say things like they felt like obama was leading...
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house they could give universal principles have to be? guess how thick do the universe of us. to be --how thick to the universal principles have to be? to have a society where there can be patriotism and people can be committed to the same universal ideals that makes patriotism really possible? >> i think and will make that the last question and let everybody respond because it is a thought-provoking one. jim, then bill and diana. >> i don't know if i would frame exactly the way you did. i would frame it a little bit differently. assume that the original principles are fairly thin and don't go very far, just assume that. there is still a lot that is important about making a nation that goes beyond those few thin principles that people should have to think about, and that are important for the nation. you mentioned the question of people's backgrounds are such that they don't believe in or don't subscribe to monogamous marriage. maybe they are consistent with the declaration, maybe they're not, i don't know. but there are other things about the good and bad that are extremely i
house they could give universal principles have to be? guess how thick do the universe of us. to be --how thick to the universal principles have to be? to have a society where there can be patriotism and people can be committed to the same universal ideals that makes patriotism really possible? >> i think and will make that the last question and let everybody respond because it is a thought-provoking one. jim, then bill and diana. >> i don't know if i would frame exactly the way you...
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university. both of them do a lot of work to raise the confidence of mature learners, that they can return to education, and also provide flexible opportunities for them to do so with a timetable suiting the kinds of needs parents, for example, have. ok. but that does not address tuition fees. no, it does not. that is a decision for parliament. not for me as the regulator. you say in terms of mature students, you are worried about it, maybe it is about flexibility and the timetable, but it is also about that money, isn't it? well, i am encouraged the number of 18—year—olds has not fallen, the number of disadvantaged students as a percentage... in terms of the mature students? i think the fees area mature students? i think the fees are a disadvantage for those students, they feel they have other debts and they do not want student debt. maybe there are opportunities to study part—time and in different ways. ok. thank you very much. this e—mailfrom chris, ways. ok. thank you very much. this
university. both of them do a lot of work to raise the confidence of mature learners, that they can return to education, and also provide flexible opportunities for them to do so with a timetable suiting the kinds of needs parents, for example, have. ok. but that does not address tuition fees. no, it does not. that is a decision for parliament. not for me as the regulator. you say in terms of mature students, you are worried about it, maybe it is about flexibility and the timetable, but it is...
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or going to university this year, reconsider yourfall university experience and that means to look to up skill in other areas, not just to look to up skill in other areas, notjust doing your degree, volunteering, working, doing an internship, doing a year in industry, to make sure that makes you a lot more employable when it comes to graduation. thank you very much for your time this afternoon. victims of harassment and stalking in england and wales are being left at risk because of failings, according to a report. both the inspectorate of constabulary and the crown prosecution service inspectorate found that crimes weren‘t being recorded, investigations were poorly recorded and legal protection was not offered to another victim. an attack by a stalker that could have been prevented. helen pearson suffered neck and face wounds when her neighbourjoseph lewis stabbed her with a pair of scissors. it was the culmination of a five—year stalking campaign that involved vandalism and graffiti. helen made 125 reports to devon and cornwall police about her stalker‘s escalating violence, b
or going to university this year, reconsider yourfall university experience and that means to look to up skill in other areas, not just to look to up skill in other areas, notjust doing your degree, volunteering, working, doing an internship, doing a year in industry, to make sure that makes you a lot more employable when it comes to graduation. thank you very much for your time this afternoon. victims of harassment and stalking in england and wales are being left at risk because of failings,...
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so all the activities universities undertake. 0ne research. so all the activities universities undertake. one of the key things universities need to do is make sure they're retired members are properly looked after and that is why in due course this pensions deficit will have to be addressed. where could, how could the have been filled up until now to have stopped it getting to be quite so big, if not using these increase tuition fees? there are only three ways are plugging a deficit like this. the academics need to pay more into the scheme or the employers, the vice chancellors need to pay more into the scheme, or the benefits of the scheme have to be scaled back. there are no other options than those. in due course, those options will need to be investigated, but the assets are huge of this pension scheme, it is one of the largest in the country. if it is well—managed and the vice chancellors get their act together, which they haven't until now, they should be able to reduce the deficit over time and the impact will be less s
so all the activities universities undertake. 0ne research. so all the activities universities undertake. one of the key things universities need to do is make sure they're retired members are properly looked after and that is why in due course this pensions deficit will have to be addressed. where could, how could the have been filled up until now to have stopped it getting to be quite so big, if not using these increase tuition fees? there are only three ways are plugging a deficit like this....
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ido been with for british universities? i do not think it has been good and new british universities. i welcome this discussion but we have seen a complete mess over this policy. the important thing is, when you talk to students, they see they are going to be worse off than their parents. they're going to be worse off than the generations before them, because they are being saddled with huge amounts of debt, debt which is set to rise, notjust because of high interest rates, but because there was an actual new scheme under the teaching excellence framework would receive these rising. so, students across the country are beginning, as we saw at the election, to make our voices heard on this issue. they are saying enough is enough, and now we need a national debate over this issue. but, and it is a big but, far more people are going to university now, to abolish tuition fees would be mind—bogglingly expensive. £100 billion in extra spending between now and 2025. basically the country just could not afford it? as you have see
ido been with for british universities? i do not think it has been good and new british universities. i welcome this discussion but we have seen a complete mess over this policy. the important thing is, when you talk to students, they see they are going to be worse off than their parents. they're going to be worse off than the generations before them, because they are being saddled with huge amounts of debt, debt which is set to rise, notjust because of high interest rates, but because there...
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universities today that i find very dismaying. one is the emphasis on political culture, pc. even administrators of seeming to fall into the trap of protecting their students from controversial opinions, providing bubble rooms for example. i wonder if you could comment on that and the second situation is i found it dismaying the other day to watch c-span in which there were two african-american professors and two feminist professors both in well-known universities talking about the irrelevance of the constitution, since they were not blacks and women, part of the decisionmaking at the time. i wonder if you could comment on that as well. >> guest: very easy question. it is appalling, disturbing, unsettling and i personally, this may be too simplified a response and may indicate i don't understand, the actual workings, when that happens, the lack of leadership on the part of whoever is running the university, not just the president, the faculty, it is awful. it is awful. it is unrealistic, doesn't have anything to do with understand
universities today that i find very dismaying. one is the emphasis on political culture, pc. even administrators of seeming to fall into the trap of protecting their students from controversial opinions, providing bubble rooms for example. i wonder if you could comment on that and the second situation is i found it dismaying the other day to watch c-span in which there were two african-american professors and two feminist professors both in well-known universities talking about the irrelevance...
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we talked about the university, we have ought talked about university. used to enjust mean oxford and cambridge. now to 20% of the estates in the british parliament hayes students and staff from universities and also lots of generally speaking liberal-minded graduates who stay in certain towns and parts of towns. bristol west, not just -- brighton. you might say there's anywhere-somewhere places. anywheres go to establish new roots, that -- anywheres generally don't -- they're not from -- they leave home but they find -- they become kind of rooted and established, and anywheres have as much group thinkers. often they're better educated. think the whole -- i mean, the mass-ification of higher education, i sometimes say, explaining brexit, say i blame the masses for brexit. mass immigration and mass higher education. have produced brexit. the two masses. >> okay. over here, the lady in the white jacket. >> hello. thank you for coming. i'm cynthia butler, an attorney in town itch worked on a number of political campaigns. my question is what in the elite or
we talked about the university, we have ought talked about university. used to enjust mean oxford and cambridge. now to 20% of the estates in the british parliament hayes students and staff from universities and also lots of generally speaking liberal-minded graduates who stay in certain towns and parts of towns. bristol west, not just -- brighton. you might say there's anywhere-somewhere places. anywheres go to establish new roots, that -- anywheres generally don't -- they're not from -- they...
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they say 82% of universal credit. they say 82% of universal credit customers have reported they are satisfied or very satisfied with the service. do you think this is small, number of people? absolutely not, we shouldn't forget when universal credit was voted for by the coalition and designed by iain duncan smith it was designed to cut support, to change the payment system, to a delayed approach. maria got her payment within six weeks. it's faster than average. the average the department for work and pensions talk about is 12 weeks. in the test area, we've had extra support wrapping around. we've seen delays of 12 weeks. why do you think these delays are so long? partly a deliberate system to pay four weeks in arrears rather than upfront which isn't what most people need. four weeks in arrears, but in some situations... 12 weeks. if you're renting privately, with many housing associations, that will automatically trigger your eviction notification because you're not paying rent on time. is its teething problems with t
they say 82% of universal credit. they say 82% of universal credit customers have reported they are satisfied or very satisfied with the service. do you think this is small, number of people? absolutely not, we shouldn't forget when universal credit was voted for by the coalition and designed by iain duncan smith it was designed to cut support, to change the payment system, to a delayed approach. maria got her payment within six weeks. it's faster than average. the average the department for...
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more than 7000 are thought to have been dismissed from universities. while some fled the country, others stayed on to confront the repression. open protest may be nearly impossible, but that hasn't stopped some of them from devising their own unique form of dissent. yet this will to fight has to come too late for others who found the damage to their careers and reputation too much to bear. >> it's the first time since the funeral that hasan durkal has returned to the grave of his best friend. mehmet fatih tras killed himself by jumping from the 7th floor. he was 33 years old. the research assistant from southern turkey had been dismissed after signing a petition criticizing military operations in kurdish-dominated areas of the country. his friend says he was driven to suicide. >> the university, the media and the justice system all branded him as an enemy of the state. not everyone has the psychological strength to deal with something like that. if he had not been ostracized, he would not have committed suicide. >> hasan durkal, a schoolteacher, signed
more than 7000 are thought to have been dismissed from universities. while some fled the country, others stayed on to confront the repression. open protest may be nearly impossible, but that hasn't stopped some of them from devising their own unique form of dissent. yet this will to fight has to come too late for others who found the damage to their careers and reputation too much to bear. >> it's the first time since the funeral that hasan durkal has returned to the grave of his best...
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so, this is you making a universal credit claim? in the back room margaret woodward has the increasingly unenviable task of helping people claim universal credit. so you're not getting an awful lot, are you? it's disgraceful. 0nce someone claims it, any other benefits immediately stop and you typically wait six weeks before receiving any money. i think at the moment it's probably not fit for purpose. nobody can survive with without any income for six weeks. we have people getting into rent arrears, can't pay their electric, can't pay their gas, haven't got money for food. at the local food bank, they say they're seeing the consequences of those difficulties. figures they've gathered indicate problems associated with benefit changes and delays have increased by more than 60% in the past year. louise summer—hayes has been here several times over the past few months. her first visit, she says, was due to troubles caused by universal credit. it was a nightmare. we had to borrow money off of friends, family, come to the food bank becau
so, this is you making a universal credit claim? in the back room margaret woodward has the increasingly unenviable task of helping people claim universal credit. so you're not getting an awful lot, are you? it's disgraceful. 0nce someone claims it, any other benefits immediately stop and you typically wait six weeks before receiving any money. i think at the moment it's probably not fit for purpose. nobody can survive with without any income for six weeks. we have people getting into rent...
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the company nike is really the result two universities, the university of oregon, which started the idea of running shoes, and stanford, which at -- which had the entrepreneur education, so i tried to get back to those two schools. the other which means a lot to the other which means a lot to me is oshu, which has an outstanding leader in their cancer research area. david: the oregon science health university, you gave them $500 million dollars for cancer research. you've also given recently $400 million for a program at stanford university. so when you give them $400 million, $500 million, do you write a check out or wire the money and is it hard to write the check? [laughter] phil: yes. some of it has been given in stock and some paid out over a few years. david: you had two sons, one died tragically in the scuba diving accident. in his honor you have done some things. how have you tried to memorialize him in that way? phil: he was a big sports fan, so gave some money to the university of oregon for their new basketball arena, which was named after him. david: today, what is left for y
the company nike is really the result two universities, the university of oregon, which started the idea of running shoes, and stanford, which at -- which had the entrepreneur education, so i tried to get back to those two schools. the other which means a lot to the other which means a lot to me is oshu, which has an outstanding leader in their cancer research area. david: the oregon science health university, you gave them $500 million dollars for cancer research. you've also given recently...
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are bad for america seventy two percent of democrats say colleges and universities are. of higher learning have a positive effect on the country so is this proof that the republican party has ceased to be conservative in the traditional sense william f. buckley barry goldwater they honored education and it's become captured by a fossil fuel industry and a right wing whack job specifically a fossil fuel industry that says don't believe that science on climate change and right wing whack jobs who specifically say don't believe that science on evolution science is bad take science of the textbooks let's build museums to hating science it just i mean. and it's just happened in the last two years is the amazing thing you look at the graph of republican approval of college and you have to six fifty six fifty six percent boom thirty very there is a very very simple explanation for that and it's because college campuses have become bastions of intolerance like actual the whole idea of safe spaces of thought police of people not being able to engage in the intellectual dialogue t
are bad for america seventy two percent of democrats say colleges and universities are. of higher learning have a positive effect on the country so is this proof that the republican party has ceased to be conservative in the traditional sense william f. buckley barry goldwater they honored education and it's become captured by a fossil fuel industry and a right wing whack job specifically a fossil fuel industry that says don't believe that science on climate change and right wing whack jobs who...
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so i think the alternative to university level affirmative action is obvious. alternative would be early intervention like preschool, primary level. i don't know if that exists. that is part of my question, does that exist. and why do we wait until folks are 118 to make up for that level? -- 18. if that was affirmative action was race-based would that be stigmatizing. >> you and der being are both right. >> we'll leave this at this point of a live coverage about the constitutional war powers of congress and the president. it is hosted by federalist society. >> today's luncheon is one of many events the federalist society is planning on capitol hill and across the country. on behalf of the initiative i want to thank you all for joining us.
so i think the alternative to university level affirmative action is obvious. alternative would be early intervention like preschool, primary level. i don't know if that exists. that is part of my question, does that exist. and why do we wait until folks are 118 to make up for that level? -- 18. if that was affirmative action was race-based would that be stigmatizing. >> you and der being are both right. >> we'll leave this at this point of a live coverage about the constitutional...
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the supreme court has upheld twice in the past 15 years the university, public universities and it applies to private universities, it is constitutional to take into account race and ethnicity purposes of developing a diverse body for better education for all of those students. i happen to believe that it started with the case in 1980, and i don't want to give a legal lecture here, but we have separated out diversity as having an educational purpose and as having a remedy purpose of past discussion. the latter is not permitted as an argument. i think that has been a mistake. i think it takes it out of the historical context, and you can only understand this in a historical context. ok. that is the first point. you ask me the main question, has this worked? ok. i believe deeply it has worked. i think it has brought immigration into the judiciary and the united states. it has brought into calloused -- into countless other parts of society. to me, we have young people educated in an environment that was not racially and ethically diverse or internationally diverse or geographically diverse or
the supreme court has upheld twice in the past 15 years the university, public universities and it applies to private universities, it is constitutional to take into account race and ethnicity purposes of developing a diverse body for better education for all of those students. i happen to believe that it started with the case in 1980, and i don't want to give a legal lecture here, but we have separated out diversity as having an educational purpose and as having a remedy purpose of past...
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leo lee university. the senior journalistic seminar at the east-west center university of hawaii, the paul miller fellowship at the national journalism foundation, and the casey fellowships at the university of maryland. were deeply honored to welcome the ambassador to the world affairs council d.c. podium. as part of our 2017 investor series. [applause] [inaudible] >> good evening ladies and gentlemen. before i begin like to thank tony the remarkable board at the first council they did next line job organizing this event. and for their unwavering commitment to education and providing a platform for open dialogue. ladies and gentlemen, if you have been following the news from the region, i'm sure you're well aware that qatar -- saudi arabia and the united emirates has imposed an illegal political, economic and social blockade against my country. this country decided overnight to close down all borders and airspace. stop for food and medicine during the holy month of ramadan expel all the citizens from th
leo lee university. the senior journalistic seminar at the east-west center university of hawaii, the paul miller fellowship at the national journalism foundation, and the casey fellowships at the university of maryland. were deeply honored to welcome the ambassador to the world affairs council d.c. podium. as part of our 2017 investor series. [applause] [inaudible] >> good evening ladies and gentlemen. before i begin like to thank tony the remarkable board at the first council they did...
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he sued the university and settled just yesterday. survivors like jessica say those cases are not the norm. >> i'm really worried about that going away and us going back to a time when survivors reporting were not taken seriously. >> the number of violence cases being investigated by the department of education has exploded since that guidance has been put in place. in 2014, 55 colleges and universities were under investigation. today, that number has more than quadrupled to 242. a group that revisits many of those institutions told us today they want to do the right thing, but they need to know what the right thing is. they need more clarity about the guidance. so they think that these listening sessions like the one yesterday are a good thing. bret? >> bret: thank you. the university of missouri is dealing with a huge decrease in enrollment right now. not because of sexual assault issues but because of trouble of a different sort. correspondent matt finn shows us tonight. >> it's been nearly two years and racially fueled protests at
he sued the university and settled just yesterday. survivors like jessica say those cases are not the norm. >> i'm really worried about that going away and us going back to a time when survivors reporting were not taken seriously. >> the number of violence cases being investigated by the department of education has exploded since that guidance has been put in place. in 2014, 55 colleges and universities were under investigation. today, that number has more than quadrupled to 242. a...
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the universities superannuation scheme caters for existing and retired academics. pension specialistjohn ralfe — who has been monitoring the scheme's progress for many years — says the deficit is down to poor management. i think the root cause of it is the uss trustees going down to the casino and betting the money they have been given by universities on equities. i've just checked the figures this morning, in 2008, the scheme was in surplus. a lot of people including me have been warning that this was a problem. uss have been kicking the can down the road for a number of years and i think now, they will have to face up to it and do something. what is the bet the trustees have made that hasn't paid off? they have been taking money from individual members of the scheme and from employers, could have putting that in safe investments, bonds, which match the pensions. but they haven't, they have been putting the assets into equities, hedge funds and other complex and risky bets. our business correspondent, joe lynam, explained how difficult it would be to clear the
the universities superannuation scheme caters for existing and retired academics. pension specialistjohn ralfe — who has been monitoring the scheme's progress for many years — says the deficit is down to poor management. i think the root cause of it is the uss trustees going down to the casino and betting the money they have been given by universities on equities. i've just checked the figures this morning, in 2008, the scheme was in surplus. a lot of people including me have been warning...
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here at the university that was phoenix mars mission which landed many mars in 2008. and now we're working on second one they're now doing the rex mission which is -- out there right now that is headed for an asteroid to bring back a sample of an asteroid. >> when did you get intrelsed in this story? >> that's a wonderful question. so i've always been interested in space and astronomy i think if you grow up in tucson you have to because of our beautiful dark skies came to university of arizona to study science and i got a job with the collector who was director michael drake, and my task was like he described it in a single line to me he said your job is to interview the old timers and capture their stories before they're gone. and so i think one of the first people i talk to was um whitaker and dozen other people and by the end of that i said there are so many more stories to capture let me keep working on this. and so i did that for about four years. i worked my way through, you know, under my undergraduate degree by doing interviews. i didn't know right away that i
here at the university that was phoenix mars mission which landed many mars in 2008. and now we're working on second one they're now doing the rex mission which is -- out there right now that is headed for an asteroid to bring back a sample of an asteroid. >> when did you get intrelsed in this story? >> that's a wonderful question. so i've always been interested in space and astronomy i think if you grow up in tucson you have to because of our beautiful dark skies came to university...
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there's a lot of physics that has nothing to do with the universe broadly speaking so i there is sure only people who have the interest and energy to do what i'm doing in whatever is their field. but maybe the press calls them a little less often because they don't feel that urge because i can say well the universe which the universe flinched yesterday it was an eclipse to black holes collided we discovered exoplanets there might be microorganisms in the hidden oceans beneath the frozen surface of jupiter's moon europa these are new stories that cascade down from our telescopes and from our laboratories and from our computers and i don't know if i'm biased but it seems to me that the public has a deep curiosity for what's going on when they look up and hawking contributed and yes so he he made major discoveries related to black holes he basically broke black holes into it into a next generation of understanding fact there's a whole there's a kind of energy that is a emanates from a black hole that bears his name as well hawking radiation and if you where in norway i guess they give th
there's a lot of physics that has nothing to do with the universe broadly speaking so i there is sure only people who have the interest and energy to do what i'm doing in whatever is their field. but maybe the press calls them a little less often because they don't feel that urge because i can say well the universe which the universe flinched yesterday it was an eclipse to black holes collided we discovered exoplanets there might be microorganisms in the hidden oceans beneath the frozen surface...
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the company nike is the result two universities, the university -- the result of two universities, the university of oregon and stanford, so i tried to give back to those two schools. the other which means a lot to hsu, which has an outstanding leader in their cancer research area. david: the oregon science health university, you gave them $500 million dollars for cancer research. phil: some of it has been given in stock and some paid out over several years. david: you have two sons, one died tragically in the scuba diving accident. how have you tried to memorialize him in that way? phil: he was a big sports fan, so gave some money to the university of oregon for the new basketball arena, which was named after him. david: today, what is left for you to accomplish and what haven't you accomplished? phil: i look back and am happy particular round the philanthropy and what i've been able to do, but i take my time to think about those things and i'm feeling good about things right now. david: do consult with your wife on things like that? phil: absolutely, she has final approval. david: wh
the company nike is the result two universities, the university -- the result of two universities, the university of oregon and stanford, so i tried to give back to those two schools. the other which means a lot to hsu, which has an outstanding leader in their cancer research area. david: the oregon science health university, you gave them $500 million dollars for cancer research. phil: some of it has been given in stock and some paid out over several years. david: you have two sons, one died...
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it's going to end with universal health care that's where it's headed because that's what the public wants and the republicans and their corporate owners are not going to be able to resist that forever we started on this road in one nine hundred sixty five when we extended universal health care to everybody on their sixty fifth birthday and we're going to finish the job it's just a matter of time and deciding how and when it could happen because of a public option it could happen because it will gradually lower the age of qualification and eligibility for medicare but it is inevitable because health care is a human right the democrats their best move at this point your opinion. to keep fighting for universal health care and to make it a moral issue the public is with us as you point out overwhelmingly the public here understands that in virtually every country in the world that has the pride of calling itself a successful country everybody can see a doctor when he or she is sick and in this country it's still the case that tens of thousands of americans die each year but because they
it's going to end with universal health care that's where it's headed because that's what the public wants and the republicans and their corporate owners are not going to be able to resist that forever we started on this road in one nine hundred sixty five when we extended universal health care to everybody on their sixty fifth birthday and we're going to finish the job it's just a matter of time and deciding how and when it could happen because of a public option it could happen because it...
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at the university council to. put it. in. the public electric company is the business with the biggest debt in puerto rico. power outages have affected rural areas. you're. going to. put out. a month a couple of. groups has lived in this fifteen square meter room with a roommate for a year it's the best solution of some one. just as high as in american cities. but i'm and so are. some from alaska who we don't. know about and. i mean. obviously. they're afraid that the power outage might last several days. ruth and a roommate want to buy food these are. still open thanks to a standby generator. that anything about. you know. from your. employer to rico everything is more costly than in the us thought average twenty percent. enough. when. i want to. pick up a television or requires that the our goods buy american. ship's. blessing for the u.s. much and navy which supplies eighty percent of all food. without this law put a rico could save a billion dollars a year. this year a new austerity measure was added. to settle its debts
at the university council to. put it. in. the public electric company is the business with the biggest debt in puerto rico. power outages have affected rural areas. you're. going to. put out. a month a couple of. groups has lived in this fifteen square meter room with a roommate for a year it's the best solution of some one. just as high as in american cities. but i'm and so are. some from alaska who we don't. know about and. i mean. obviously. they're afraid that the power outage might last...
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>> bthey have great technical universities but not global universities. look at what is produced by the list dominated by the u.s.. germany has great technical universities but it doesn't upgrade sort of general universities. with the exception of technical universities but they are more broad-based and general universities that don't really exist, places like heidelberg doesn't attract huge flows of students. in the 20th or the 19th century. [inaudible] it's actually a deliberative model of policy. the government doesn't stream larger amounts of money so it doesn't have an oxford or cambridge or harvard or yale. they come here or go to britain for our education. >> i'm a student at the school of public service. so it seems that we are seeing a global trend in the rise of big men. did speak [inaudible] how do you feel that the growing chasm between the two in some ways is relating to this rise? >> there is the invitations are being governed by institutions and you can see that's where after the death they tried deliberately to move away from a personal li
>> bthey have great technical universities but not global universities. look at what is produced by the list dominated by the u.s.. germany has great technical universities but it doesn't upgrade sort of general universities. with the exception of technical universities but they are more broad-based and general universities that don't really exist, places like heidelberg doesn't attract huge flows of students. in the 20th or the 19th century. [inaudible] it's actually a deliberative model...
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which doesn't describe the whole universe. you describe the jane jacobs description of greenwich village, hudson street in the 1950s, this diverse area. go down hudson street today, 90 percent of the people you encounter are all of one political belief, there in one silo or we could describe it with fair accuracy. if another place where you find that is a place where you've spent most of your professional career, universities. universities today have speech codes, restrictions. they're shouting down violently attacking speakers. the administrations are not doing anything about this except putting slightly and saying how much they hate the speakers do, putting their own charles murray here at ati. work universities one of most close minded silos go growing up? i grew up in a republican suburb and i went to a democratic university called harvard, that's how they lured in the stronghold for nixon in 1960. nowadays the typical student goes from the 50 percent republican or democratic summer and goes to a 92 percent university. our
which doesn't describe the whole universe. you describe the jane jacobs description of greenwich village, hudson street in the 1950s, this diverse area. go down hudson street today, 90 percent of the people you encounter are all of one political belief, there in one silo or we could describe it with fair accuracy. if another place where you find that is a place where you've spent most of your professional career, universities. universities today have speech codes, restrictions. they're shouting...
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at the university. and. the public electric company is the business with the biggest debt to put a rico. power outages have affected rural areas. even. without. ruth has lived in this fifteen square meter room with a roommate for a year it's the best solution of someone. just as high as in american cities. hard for some from alaska. to know about and. i mean. obviously. they're afraid that the power outage might last several days. a roommate want to buy food these are. still open thanks to a standby generator. that any. girl. in puerto rico ever think is more costly than in the u.s. on average twenty percent. enough. to capitalize law requires that the. american ships. blessing for the u.s. much and navy which supplies percent of all food. without this law will put a rico could save a billion dollars a year. this year a new austerity measure was added. to settle its debts the island increased consumer tax. thank you seventy percent to put to rico's public debt is in american investment funds. which receive t
at the university. and. the public electric company is the business with the biggest debt to put a rico. power outages have affected rural areas. even. without. ruth has lived in this fifteen square meter room with a roommate for a year it's the best solution of someone. just as high as in american cities. hard for some from alaska. to know about and. i mean. obviously. they're afraid that the power outage might last several days. a roommate want to buy food these are. still open thanks to a...
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the university of oregon for phil: well he was a big sports fan, so gave some money to the university of oregon for their new basketball arena, which was named after him. david: today, what is left for you to accomplish and what haven't you accomplished? phil: i look back on the last couple of years and i am happy in those years, particularly around the philanthropy and what i've been able to do and will be ahead, but i take my time to think about those things and i'm feeling good about things right now. david: so do consult with your wife on things like that? phil: absolutely, she has final approval. [laughter] david: now, where did you meet your wife? phil: i taught for two years at oregon state and she was one of my students. david: she was a good student? phil: she was a very good student. she was a better student than i was. david: it is unrealistic to make these kinds of products in the united states, you would say, these shoes and those kinds of things? phil: it is as we speak, but the manufacturing technology is changing very rapidly, so 5-10 to 10 years, there will be shoe ma
the university of oregon for phil: well he was a big sports fan, so gave some money to the university of oregon for their new basketball arena, which was named after him. david: today, what is left for you to accomplish and what haven't you accomplished? phil: i look back on the last couple of years and i am happy in those years, particularly around the philanthropy and what i've been able to do and will be ahead, but i take my time to think about those things and i'm feeling good about things...
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the company nike is really the result of two universities. the university of oregon and -- oregon, which started the and of running shoes, stanford, which had the odd partnership education. so i tried to give back to those -- entrepreneurship education. so i tried to give back to those two schools. the other one that means a lot to me is osu, which has a very outstanding leader in their cancer research area. david: the oregon health science university you gave them $500 , million dollars for cancer research. you also gave $400 million for a new scholarship program at stanford university. mike tennessee fellows -- the mike tennessee fellows. when you give that gift, do you write a check out or do you just hand them the money -- is it hard to write out that check? phil: yes. some of it has been given in stock and some paid out over a few years. david: you have two sons, one died tragically in a scuba diving accident. in his honor, you have done some things. how have you tried to memorialize him in that way? phil: well he was a big sports , fan,
the company nike is really the result of two universities. the university of oregon and -- oregon, which started the and of running shoes, stanford, which had the odd partnership education. so i tried to give back to those -- entrepreneurship education. so i tried to give back to those two schools. the other one that means a lot to me is osu, which has a very outstanding leader in their cancer research area. david: the oregon health science university you gave them $500 , million dollars for...
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the university has faced criticism in the past for its handling of sexual assault allegations, the university was put into the spotlight when brock turner only served three months in jail for rape. students were sent an an alert yesterday. we are waiting for more information from the department of public safety on campus. >> thank you. for more on some of the other headlines we are working on lets go to dave clark. >> here are some of the stories, the search was called off for a 70 year old ooze man that went missing tuesday, rescue crew as said they combed every rock and stone trying to find a man that fell from his boat. he is the owner of an oyster company in the area, 50 people including friends and family and rescue crews took part in the search before it was called off. >>> four san jose jail inmates overdosed yesterday and the main jail was put on lock down. they were taken to the santa clara medical center where they are expected to make a full recovery, investigators want to know how the drugs were smuggled in. >>> there is new information about the fire last week in downtown lafayet
the university has faced criticism in the past for its handling of sexual assault allegations, the university was put into the spotlight when brock turner only served three months in jail for rape. students were sent an an alert yesterday. we are waiting for more information from the department of public safety on campus. >> thank you. for more on some of the other headlines we are working on lets go to dave clark. >> here are some of the stories, the search was called off for a 70...